Examination of metacognitions and functionality in agoraphobia without comorbidities [PDF]
BMC PsychiatryBackground Although agoraphobia is considered an independent diagnosis, the literature is limited in studies examining it alone. This study aims to investigate the relationship between agoraphobia, metacognitive beliefs, and functionality and to increase
Ulaş Korkmaz +2 more
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Hypnotherapy for agoraphobia—Feasibility and efficacy investigated in a pilot study [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 A number of case studies describing hypnotherapy in the treatment of anxiety disorder patients have already been published. Only a few randomized controlled trials (RCTs) investigated the efficacy of hypnotherapy but focused mainly on symptoms rather ...
Kristina Fuhr +12 more
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Agoraphobia and panic attacks complicated by primary aldosteronism improved by treatment with eplerenone: a case report [PDF]
BMC Psychiatry, 2023 Background Primary aldosteronism (PA) is an adrenal gland disease, that induces increased secretion of the mineralocorticoid, aldosterone, resulting in symptoms such as hypertension.
Reoto Kijima +4 more
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Inferiority or Even Superiority of Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy in Phobias?—A Systematic Review and Quantitative Meta-Analysis on Randomized Controlled Trials Specifically Comparing the Efficacy of Virtual Reality Exposure to Gold Standard in vivo Exposure in Agoraphobia, Specific Phobia, and Social Phobia [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2019 Background: Convincing evidence on Virtual Reality (VR) exposure for phobic anxiety disorders has been reported, however, the benchmark and golden standard for phobia treatment is in vivo exposure.
Theresa F. Wechsler +2 more
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Thought Field Therapy Compared to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Wait-List for Agoraphobia: A Randomized, Controlled Study with a 12-Month Follow-up [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2017 Background: Thought field therapy (TFT) is used for many psychiatric conditions, but its efficacy has not been sufficiently documented. Hence, there is a need for studies comparing TFT to well-established treatments.
Audun C. Irgens +9 more
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A Comparison of Symptom Structure between Panic Disorder with and without Comorbid Agoraphobia Using Network Analysis. [PDF]
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Complementary Therapy of Pranic Healing in Managing Moderate Panic Disorder with Mild Agoraphobia during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2021 Panic disorder refers to recurrent unexpected panic attacks, including symptoms such as dizziness, chest pain or discomfort, a feeling of unreality, fear of losing control, and fear of dying which could last for few minutes.
V Vinu, Srikanth N Jois
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A Virtual Reality-Based Multimodal Approach to Diagnosing Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia Using Physiological Measures: A Machine Learning Study. [PDF]
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Clinical features of the combination of agoraphobia and non-psychotic mental disorders
Медицинский вестник Юга России, 2022 The review article gives a modern definition of the concept of agoraphobia. Different classification approaches in the typing of agoraphobia are presented. Its role as a factor aggravating the course of non-psychotic mental disorders is shown.
A. I. Kovalev
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The Fear to Move in a Crowded Environment. Poor Spatial Memory Related to Agoraphobic Disorder
Brain Sciences, 2021 Individuals with agoraphobia exhibit impaired exploratory activity when navigating unfamiliar environments. However, no studies have investigated the contribution of visuospatial working memory (VSWM) in these individuals’ ability to acquire and process ...
Micaela Maria Zucchelli +2 more
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